My 26T Coupe build thread

[Itoldyouso]

Oh yes, those backing plates were just pathetic before. You remind me of someone I live with who can't ever say something is done.

That does look nice though.

Don

[dlotraf33]

I've said it before, but Damn Man you do NICE work. Question are you gonna drive this when it's done. I've seen show cars that didn't look quite that nice and they were afraid to take em out of the trailer. Someone might drool on em.............................

[Ken Thurm]

Nice touch, to me that's the kind of detail that really makes a difference. Nice work Steve. It only takes a few hours, but last a life time.
Ken

[roadster32]

Thanks Ken, we think alike

It only took one evening to make them and another to polish, Not too bad i thought

Nice touch, to me that's the kind of detail that really makes a difference. Nice work Steve. It only takes a few hours, but last a life time.
Ken

[sfort]

Here I am happy with primed and painted calipers. "One mans ceiling is another mans floor". In this case I am in the basement.

[roadster32]

Not much to show as most of it is the boring stuff at the moment and this detail stuff can eat up a fair bit of time but i did get around to making the master cylinder look a bit better, I was originally going to chrome the body but after 1/2 way through polishing i decided to paint it.

Master cylinder is new Raybestos unit from a 1955 F100 truck

First off got all the roughness off it and ground off the lettering and sticky out bits and put on 3 coats of epoxy primer, next 2 coats of Green TI hibuild, then it was all rubbed down and 3 coats of my special mix 2k white applied, its matches the firewall.

The cap was made on a CNC mill and is fashioned after a aircraft cap, this was hollowed out and glued to the original cap with 2 pack epoxy glue. Once set it was given a nice shine on my polisher.

The outlet of the cylinder was 1/2" UNF and you can't get a stainless fitting to 3AN so i spun one up on the lathe and drilled and tapped the centre to take a 3/8" stainless banjo fitting & bolt.

I wanted to add a lanyard to the cap and found some stainless bicycle brake cable, I'm well pleased how it came out

[stovens]

Wow, even the little stuff! Looks great. Love the depth to the paint!

[Ken Thurm]

Very nice, I think that is called making a silk purse out of a sows ear
Ken

[dlotraf33]

Opps........... I spoke too soon. Just had another look and that cotter pin ain't polished. Subtract 2 points............. Normally I wouldn't save a pic of a backing plate, unless I needed it for refrence. But that one I have to save. Might give me a little inspiration to do my stuff just a wee bit better...

[stovens]

Nice details Steve. Your attention to detail really shows. Gotta love that gold flake paint too!

[roadster32]

Thanks mate, i'm over the moon with the colour Its exactly what i had in my mind originally.

Nice details Steve. Your attention to detail really shows. Gotta love that gold flake paint too!

[roadster32]

Forgot to say its Copper flake not Gold mate.

Nice details Steve. Your attention to detail really shows. Gotta love that gold flake paint too!

[roadster32]

Forgot about the rear pics, not so blingy

[stovens]

Copper or gold it looks great! Copper is more accurate now that I look at it!

[roadster32]

You caught me
In my own defence due to waiting for the flake to harden up nothing is fully tight yet so will polish it later

Opps........... I spoke too soon. Just had another look and that cotter pin ain't polished. Subtract 2 points............. Normally I wouldn't save a pic of a backing plate, unless I needed it for refrence. But that one I have to save. Might give me a little inspiration to do my stuff just a wee bit better...